Tales of the Pacific Northwest

Tag: Turkey

On the second day of the journy we headed from Moab into Arches National Park. We tried to get there early for spots on a ranger guided hike through the Fiery Furnace only to find out that all the spots had been book over a week ago. Without that there were still many landmarks and hikes to entertain us in the park. Including the state symbol of Utah the Delicate Arch.

Up early for some hiking

Driving in Arches National Park

The Balanced Rock surrounded by many others

Native American petroglyphs

Even the trail markers are arches

Me under the Delicate Arch

Up on the rocks

Looking out over the park

Some cheerleaders unperturbed by the ledge

Trees here look dead but are very much alive

Wild Turkeys

In the desert a pile of rocks is majestic

And a muddy stream is serene

The Delicate Arch from the other side

The fiery furnace

We couldn’t go in without a ranger

Jonny on this phone

Justin taking pictures

The desert is a lot more colorful than one would expect

Fiery Furnace from farther away

That group of rocks is the Garden of Eden

Posing in the Garden of Eden, watch out for snakes

The park road cutting through the desert

More arches!

Justin framed by the window arch

The sun setting through the arch

Underneath a few tons of rock

This arch has an extra hole

This arches are everywhere!

Arches from afar

Time to turn around

I think we need to go to the right

A little cactus forest

The trails were all amazingly sandy

Two arches for the price of one

Double arches

Climbing up inside the arch

Justin hanging out under the Double arch

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A Clash of Coasts

A 3000+ mile move can really shake up one’s life. Having recently graduated I managed to achieve the mythical gainful employment that is troubling many of my peers. This job has taken my across the country, away from my East Coast roots, to Seattle WA. This is some documentation on the move and the acclimatization to many cultures of the Coffee city.